Accession Number:
AD0745781
Title:
Atmospheric Electricity and the Apollo Series
Descriptive Note:
Scientific note 1969-1972
Corporate Author:
STANFORD RESEARCH INST MENLO PARK CA
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Report Date:
1972-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
84.0
Abstract:
Ground-test measurements were made during the launches of Apollo 13 and 14 in an effort to better define the electrical characteristics of a large launch vehicle. Of particular concern was the effective electrical length of the vehicle and plume since this parameter markedly affects the likelihood of a lightning stroke being triggered by a launch during disturbed weather conditions. Since no instrumentation could be carried aboard the launch vehicle, the experiments were confined to LF radio noise and electrostatic-field measurements on the ground in the vicinity of the launch pad. The philosophy of the experiment and the instrumentation and layout are described.
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Subject Categories:
- Atmospheric Physics
- Manned Spacecraft